Wringer.



S. E. SCHROBDBR.

WRINGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1, 1912.

Patented Dec. 24, 1912.

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S. E. SCHROEDER.

WRINGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.1,1912.

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11 2 (2n Yul SIMON E. SGHROEDER, O1? MINIER, ILLINOIS.

WRINGEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ee. 24, 1912.

Application filed March 1, 1912. Serial No. 680,957.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SIMON E. SoHRonoEn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minier; in the county of Tazewell and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wringers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawmg.

My invention relates to wringers and consists of the matters hereinafter described and then pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate an embodiment of the various fea tures of my inventionFigure 1 is a view in elevation showing portions of the device exemplifying my invention; Fig. 2 is a detail view of part of the. revoluble standard upon which the wringer is mounted; Fig. 3 is a detail view of the upper portion of the supporting pedestal; Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of the sliding ring or collar;

Fig. 5 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section showing parts shown in Fig. 1 connected with the driveshaftof an associated washing machine, and Fig. 6 is a detail view of the connect-ions of the sliding collar to the other parts.

In the drawings the reference letter A represents a wringer of any suitable form and construction provided with the usual rolls A and A geared together at their ends by any suitable gears, the lower roll having its shaft A extended and journaled at its outer end in a bearing in the upturned end of an extension A of the wrmger-frame. The frame is supported upon a bracket B rigid with and extending laterally from a revoluble hollow standard C, and comprises.

a shaft G which projects through the pedestal and standard and through the top R, and is provided at its lower end below the table with a fixed bevel gear H which meshes with a corresponding bevel gear I keyed to a stub shaft J which is supported in suitable bearings K. The drive shaft Q is suita-oly journaled therein and drives the shaft J in either direction by any suitable means; for example, as shown the shafts J and Q are provided with sprocket wheels L and M connected by a suitable sprocket chain, and also with intermeshing gears O and P. The sprocket M and the gear P are fast on the shaft J, and the sprocket L and gear are loose upon the shaft Q and are provided with inwardly facing clutch members adapted to be alternately engaged by a sliding clutch N which is splined upon the shaft Q to revolve therewith but free to slide thereon. It is obvious that when the clutch N is connected with the clutch member of the loose pulley 0 it will transmit motion from the shaft Q to the shaft J in one direction, and that when it is connected with the clutch face of the loose sprocket L it will transmit motion from the shaft Q to the shaft J in the opposite direction, and that the respective direction of movement of the shaft J will be transmitted through the intermediate connections above described to the rollers of the wringer, whereby they may be revolved in either direction.

A handle a is mounted upon the outward projecting end of a rock shaft 6, which is journaled in the frame of the wringer and is provided at its opposite end with the laterally projecting arm I) to which one end of a rod f is connected. The lower end of this rod is connected to a sliding collar 9 which is slidably mounted upon the revoluble standard C. The-collar g is provided with an internal key way M which fits over a key or pin v fixed upon the standard and by means of which the collar is allowed to have up and down movement upon the standard but is connected thereto to revolve therewith when the standard is turned. The lower end of the collar is provided with a lateral ledge g which receives a yokeh in such manner as to allow the ledge of the collar to be turned in the yoke but to carry the yoke up and down with the collar when the latter is moved. The yoke 72. is provided with a depending rod i which is held against lateral displacement by a loop or keeper :1: and passes down through the table R where it connects to one end of a bell-crank lever j suitably pivoted on the under side of the table. The opposite end of the bell-crank lever is provided with a rod 70 which is suitably supported and carries at its free end a bifurcated piece or yoke Z engaging a circumferential groove in the body of the clutch N to shift the latter into either of its that when the lever a is turned in the opposite direction as toward the right it will raise the collar 9 and through the described connections will shift the clutch N to engage the clutch face of the loose pulley 0. By this means the direction of movement of the wringer-rolls is controlled. When the lever a stands in its central position as shown in Fig. 1 the clutch N is in its central or neutral position and the rolls are stationary.

. The lever a is pivoted upon the rock shaft 6 as at 0 and its lower projecting end (Z is loosely connected to a pull-rod or link 6 which is loosely looped at its free end into one end of a bell-crank lever m. A link n is connected to the opposite end of the bellcrank lever 41?, and carries at its lower end a beveled block 0 whose inclined face bears against a sleeve or washer 72 fixed to a lockpin or boltr which has a bearing at one end in an opening 8 in the standard G and at its opposite end in a bracket t secured to the standard adjacent said opening. A coil spring 9 reacts between the inner face of the bracket 25 and the washer p to normally force the inner end of the pin 1' into and through the opening .9 in the standard to engage any one of a series of registering circumferential openings .51 in the upper end of the hollow pedestal D, whereby the standard C may be locked in any position to which it may be turned or swung on the pedestal. The camblock 0 is bifurcated to straddle the pin 1 and in the normal position of the parts the reduced end of the block is interposed between the standardand washer to allow the pin to project into the registering hole 8 of the pedestal to lock the head in position. By drawing the lever a away from the frame of the wringer the cam 0 may be depressed to retract the bolt 1" from engagement with the registering opening 8' in the pedestal and the standard and head may then be turned or swung around to any position on the pedestal, and when in desired position may be locked therein by pushing the handle back to its normal position to withdraw the cam and permit the spring (7 to shoot the bolt or pin r into engagement with another of the holes 8' in the pedestal to hold the parts in any position around the pedestal.

By revolubly mounting the standard and its associated wringer-mechanism 'on the pedestal, the wringer may be set at any angle with reference to the washing-machine or at either side thereof, and the collar and its associated connections enable the wringe-r to be. operated from the shaft of the washer in any position in which it may be set about the pedestal, and its rolls may be operated in either direction. The pivotal motion of the handle on its pivot 0 controls the lock for permitting the adjustment and setting of the wringer, and its lateral motion permitted by the loose connection of the rod 6 shifts the clutch for controlling themovement of the wringer-rolls. This arrangement or organization enables the single lever to perform these dual functions, and enables the operator to control the clutch and look by a single element.

Various changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim 1. In a device of the class described, a pedestal, a standard revolubly mounted thereon, wringer-mechanism carried by the standard, meansto lock the standard in different positions on the pedestal, a drive shaft, connections including a clutch between the shaft and wringer, and a single lever controlling the clutch and locking means. i

2. In a device of the class described, a pedestal, a standard revolubly mounted thereon, wringer-mechanism carried by the standard, a spring-bolt to lock the standard in different positions on the pedestal, a cam to retract the bolt, a drive-shaft, connections including a clutch between the shaft and wringer, a lever, and connections between the lever and cam and between the lever and clutch.

3. In a device of the class described, a pedestal having a series of circumferential holes, a standard revolubly mounted thereon and having a hole registering with said other holes, wringer-mechanism carried by the standard, a bracket adjacent the standard-hole, a pin slidable in the standard-hole and bracket, a washer on the pin, a coil spring reacting between the washer and bracket, a cam straddling the pin and bearing against the washer, a lever, and connections between the lever and cam to move the pin against the tension of its spring to retract the bolt from the pedestal-hole.

4. In a device of the class described, a drive shaft, a pedestal, a standard revolubly carried by the pedestal, a through shaft in the standard and pedestal, a wringer carried by the standard, connections between the drive shaft and through shaft and between the latter and the wringer-rolls, a clutch controlling the connection between the shafts, a lock to hold the pedestal in circumshaft mounted on the wringer-frame and Y controlling the clutch, a lever pivoted on the rock-shaft, and connections from the lever to the lock.

5. In a device of the class described, a drive shaft, a pedestal, a standard revolubly carried by the pedestal, a through shaft in the standard and pedestal, a wringer carried by the standard, connections between the drive shaft-and through shaft and between the latter and the Wringer-rolls, a clutch controlling the connection between the shafts, a spring-bolt to hold the pedestal in circumferential adjustment on the standard, a rock-shaft mounted on the wringer-fralne and controlling the clutch, a lever pivoted on the rock-shaft, and connections from the lever to the lock.

6. In a device of the class described, a drive shaft, a pedestal, a standard revolubly carried by the pedestal, a through shaft in the standard and pedestal, a Wringer carried by the standard, connections between the drive shaft and through shaft and between the latter and thewringer-rolls, a clutch controlling the connection between the shafts, a lock to hold the pedestal in circumferential adjustment on the standard, a rock-shaft mounted on the wringer-frame and controlling the clutch, a pull-rod, connections from the rod to the lock, and 'a lever for operating the rod and rock-shaft.

7. In a device of the class described, a drive shaft, a pedestal, a standard revolubly carried by the pedestal, a collar slidable on and rotating with the standard, a through shaft in the standard and pedestal, a wringer carried by the standard, connections between the drive shaft and through shaft and between the latter and the wringer-rolls, a clutch controlling the connection between the shafts, connections between the clutch and collar, a lock to hold the pedestal in circumferential adjustment on the standard, a rock-shaft mounted on the wringer-frame and moving the collar, a pull-rod for operating the-lock, and a lever movable in one direction to operate the rod and in another direction to operate the rock-shaft.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SIMON E; SCHROEDER. Witnesses:

W. G. BEAL, J. L. Boo'rH. 

